flet

Middle English

/flɛt/

noun

Definitions

the floor, ground
a dwelling, habitation, house, cottage, hall
A (level) piece of ground; a battlefield

Etymology

Inherited from Old English flet inherited from Proto-Germanic *flatją (floor, a flat level surface, level ground, hallway), *flataz (flat) derived from Proto-Indo-European *plat- (flat, spread).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*plat-

Gloss

flat, spread

Concept

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Property

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Cognates and derived terms

flet English
lattia Finnish
πλατεῖα Ancient Greek
*plat- Proto-Indo-European
*pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European
*flataz Proto-Germanic
*flatją Proto-Germanic
flet Old English
fletgefeoht Old English
flett Old English
flatr Old Norse
flet Old Norse